---
title: Skia
description: A React Native library for creating graphics using Skia.
sourceCodeUrl: 'https://github.com/shopify/react-native-skia'
packageName: '@shopify/react-native-skia'
platforms: ['android', 'ios', 'web']
---

import { APIInstallSection } from '~/components/plugins/InstallSection';

> **info** This library is listed in the Expo SDK reference because it is included in [Expo Go](https://expo.dev/go). You may use any library of your choice with [development builds](/develop/development-builds/introduction/).

`@shopify/react-native-skia` brings the Skia Graphics Library to React Native. Skia serves as the graphics engine for Google Chrome and Chrome OS, Android, Flutter, Mozilla Firefox and Firefox OS, and many other products.

## Installation

<APIInstallSection href="https://shopify.github.io/react-native-skia/docs/getting-started/installation/" />

> **Additional setup required for web**: If you want to use Skia on web, you will need to follow [web installation instructions](https://shopify.github.io/react-native-skia/docs/getting-started/web/#expo) to load CanvasKit.

## Usage

See [`@shopify/react-native-skia` documentation](https://shopify.github.io/react-native-skia/) for usage instructions.
